Re: CG chair election - call for candidates

Hi all,

I think we haven't seen any candidates yet and the nomination period ends
tomorrow.
Would anyone like to volunteer?

Kind regards,
Michiel

On Wed, 5 Nov 2025 at 20:53, elf Pavlik <elf-pavlik@hackers4peace.net>
wrote:

> Hello community,
>
> Two co-chair seats are up for election in the upcoming weeks. Following
> the CG charter
> https://www.w3.org/community/solid/charter/#choosing-a-chair
>
> First of all, I (elf Pavlik) would like to express my gratitude to
> Michiel and Hadrian, who have been serving the community as CG chairs
> over the last two years. Both of them are eligible for another term.
> Both Michiel and Hadrian confirmed that they will not be seeking
> re-election.
>
> Starting today, until November 19th (a two-week period), anyone who
> would like to volunteer to take up the responsibilities of Solid CG
> co-chair, please start a **new email thread** on this mailing list with
> your candidacy. This way, the community can engage with you to
> potentially ask questions.
>
> Besides a short introduction of your background and your current
> involvement in Solid and Solid CG, we encourage you to share your honest
> view on the current state of the community group and your ideas for the
> positive impact you would make.
>
> https://www.w3.org/groups/cg/solid/calendar/
> During the next two weekly CG meetings we will also allocate time for
> real-time conversations with the candidates. Therefore, everyone who
> sends in their candidacy, or is considering it, is strongly encouraged
> to send the nomination email early and join the CG meetings on November
> 12th and November 19th.
>
> On November 19th we will know if the number of candidates is the same as
> the number of seats. If it is, the seats will simply be allocated
> without the need for voting; otherwise, we will go into the voting
> phase.
>
> If we run a voting, all the candidates, together with the current CG
> chairs, will share the effort of running the election. In that case, at
> least 6 people will be self-assigning to various required tasks. This
> will be a good opportunity for all candidates to start taking on
> co-chair responsibilities.
>
> Best regards,
> elf Pavlik, Hadrian, and Michiel
>
>